Upper and Lower Abs w/ Atlanta Liposuction

Sooooo, after my initial freak out I decided to get proactive. So I contacted someone to do post op massages. Terrified because I know it’s just more pain. She suggested I get the following items:
Abdominal board (Dr. Ball highly suggested this as well for best results)
Lipo foam
Dry brush
Lymphatic Drainage Drops (apparently this is a thing)
Water pills
Liver pills
I’m posting some current pictures I took this morning. I still feel like I look the same but you know how that goes, I’m gonna be my hardest critic. And hearing others say they don’t see a difference makes me die alil on the inside. However, I will keep it pushing, remain patient and optimistic. I’ll update after my first massage :-/
Side note: ATL Lipo provides two complimentary treatments that are aimed at bettering my results and addressing loose skin, so I’m thankful for that for sure. We’ll see where we are in 3 months!
Another side note: I feel like my underwear in the pictures make it hard to see any chance, if any. I’ll take more pictures without the undies later on.

Here are the pictures I meant to post with my previous update.

Now these picture are the two days following the procedure. Frankly, I don't see much of a difference at all. I'm hoping this is due to swelling, it's really hard to tell. I'm starting to feel resentful as if I wasted a bunch of money in efforts to get some of my self esteem back. I'm praying it'll look different a week or so from now. However, Dr. Ball only managed to get THREE pounds out of all of this stomach. That worries me a lot because I've had my arms done and got more fat out of that procedure. TBH the bed manners weren't quite there, they changed my "calming music" off to accommodate his musical preferences and when I was obviously in pain, I was not offered any laughing gas to ease my anxiety or pain. I rarely remember Dr. Ball talking to me throughout the procedure. The nurse was kind tho, she held my shoulder to I guess calm me while I was in pain. Idk why I wasn't offered laughing gas since it was evident my pain levels were kinda high but I guess it's whatever. I was laying on the bed after it was over and was given a hand held mirror to look at my stomach as I was laying down. It looked fine as I was laying down but when I sat up, the same exact fat and rolls were still there. I wasn't placed in front of a mirror to get the full view of my body, they just wrapped me up and sent me on my way. Now I'm back home feeling stupid because I paid over $5000 to look almost the same. Again, I'm praying that this is just extreme swelling but I know 3 pounds isn't sufficient. And the fact that my pain is fairly low is making me feel like this procedure could've been done more aggressively to get the results I paid for. I'm pretty embarrassed but I wanted to put this review up for women like myself, with a body type like mine, looking to get work done at this clinic. People are the front desk were really kind and super accommodating. I don't want this review to come off as bashful or anything. I just want to be as authentic as possible. It's just that $5000 is a lot to spend just to look the same. I'm aware of the loose skin and that's fine but there shouldn't be this much fat still in my stomach. Someone please give me some good advice. Is this common? What should I do? I don't want to have to do a touch up, this is so crazy to me and I'm just so upset. Sorry for the long drawn out review, I just feel like I owe it to the next women contemplating this procedure... I see a small change but not the type of change you would expect $5000 to make. Again, this could very well be swelling and I could be eating my words a week from now. But as of right now, I'm upset and embarrassed.